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Dwelley was promoted to the 49ers' active roster prior to Monday's game versus the Packers, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

This move casts doubt unto whether George Kittle (knee) is fully healthy, but Kittle is expected to suit up anyway. Therefore, Dwelley could end up being a healthy inactive Monday.

Kittle (knee) is expected to suit up Monday in Green Bay, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Kittle's practice reps were limited all week due to the knee injury suffered Oct. 7 against the Cardinals. That said, he's slated to brush off the issue Monday and build upon his 23-399-1 start to the campaign.

Coach Marvin Lewis said Kroft (foot) likely will return to the team at some point this year, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports.

It's still not clear if Kroft will go under the knife, but shutting him down for the season has been ruled out for the time being. Kroft would've been the second Bengals tight end to hit injured reserve, joining Tyler Eifert (ankle). Still, Kroft won't play Week 7 against the Chiefs and is likely still facing a multi-week absence. In the meantime, C.J. Uzomah will continue to be the No. 1 tight end, with Mason Schreck and Matthew Lengel on hand for any lingering snaps.

Gathers caught one pass for 14 yards while playing a career-high 14 offensive snaps during Sunday's 40-7 victory over the Jaguars.

A week after recording the first reception of his professional career last Sunday against Houston, Gathers followed up with another catch this week on a bootleg that set the Cowboys up for the team's second touchdown of the day. While the Baylor product still isn't seeing enough playing time -- let alone targets -- to justify being rostered in most fantasy formats, it's nonetheless encouraging that he's averaged over 10 offensive snaps over the past three weeks after seeing just five apiece in Week 2 and Week 3 (Gathers was inactive for Week 1).

Gesicki played just 27 of the Dolphins' 78 offensive snaps (35 percent) in Sunday's 31-28 overtime win over the Bears. He was targeted twice and recorded an 11-yard reception.

Gesicki had started the past two games with A.J. Derby (foot) sidelined, but Nick O'Leary -- who had been promoted from the practice squad earlier in the month -- assumed most of the reps at tight end in Week 7. While the coaching staff recently acknowledged Gesicki's improvement as a blocker since training camp, he still remains underdeveloped in that phase of the game, which may have prompted the decision to rely on O'Leary. In addition to his blocking prowess, O'Leary hauled in all four of his targets for 49 yards and the Dolphins' only touchdown of the first half, which may have been enough for him to secure his spot above Gesicki on the depth chart. The rookie's outlook is further hindered by the potential return of Derby, who appears to be close to playing again after practicing last week.

Hollister was on the field for three of a possible 78 snaps on offense in Sunday's 43-40 win over the Chiefs.

Hollister remains an afterthought in the Patriots' offense as long as Rob Gronkowski is healthy enough to play. If, however, Gronkowski ever misses any time, it would likely be Hollister rather than Dwayne Allen who sees the boost in fantasy value.

Allen was on the field for 11 of a possible 78 snaps on offense in Sunday's 43-40 win over the Chiefs.

Allen, who was not targeted for the second straight game, is well off the fantasy radar, with just one catch for minus-4 yards through five games to date. That won't change as long as Rob Gronkowski remains healthy enough to play.

Hooper corralled nine of his 10 targets, while accounting for 71 receiving yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 34-29 win against Tampa Bay.

The third-year tight end had exceeded six receptions in a game once in his career entering Week 5, but he's now pieced together back-to-back performances with nine receptions and 70-plus receiving yards against the Steelers and Buccaneers. With all the weapons to account for in the Falcons passing attack, Hooper is benefiting from single-coverage situations and putting up monstrous numbers in the process, hauling in a highly efficient 18 of 22 targets for 148 yards over Atlanta's past two games. Week 7 brings a Monday Night matchup with the Giants, and a defense that has thus far succeeded in containing opposing tight ends, allowing the ninth-fewest receptions (23) and only one touchdown to the position in six games this season.

Akins caught his only target for six yards in Sunday's win over the Bills.

Akins has caught at least one pass in every game but has no more than two in any contest. His catch percentage is fine (82 percent), but with only 11 targets through six games, Akins is not ready for a regular fantasy role.

Kelce hauled in five of nine targets for 61 yards in Sunday's 43-40 loss to the Patriots.

Kelce had a solid day at the office, but his stat line paled in comparison to the receiving numbers Tyreek Hill and Kareem Hunt put up. The All-Pro tight end may no longer be the top receiving target in Kansas City for the first time in a while, but he has still posted usable fantasy numbers with 462 yards and three touchdowns over the last five weeks. Kelce will look to continue his consistent production against the Bengals on Sunday.